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Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) in the UAE restricted Discord and Team-talk, two famous online correspondence administrations for gamers, as a feature of its system to deny VOIP benefits in the locale. Presently, trying to restrict the choice, an appeal to have been made on Change.org asking for the TRA to lift the boycott and enable access to the applications. Applications like Disc...

Article 166
Labour inspection shall be carried out by special inspectors affiliated to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, who shall have the powers and authority specified in this Law.
Labour inspectors shall carry identity cards to be issued to them by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
Article 167
Each labour inspector shall:
1.Ensure proper compliance with the provisions of...

Article 187
The Minister of Labour and Social Affairs shall issue resolutions naming labour departments and offices entrusted with the application of this Law and specifying their territorial jurisdiction.
Article 188
The heads of labour departments and inspectors of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs shall have the status of judicial officers for the purposes of the application of this ...

Article 181
Without prejudice to any severer penalty provided for in any other law, a penalty of imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months and/or a fine not less than three thousand Dirhams but not exceeding ten thousand Dirhams shall be imposed on:
1.anyone who violates any of the imperative provisions of this Law or of its executive regulations or orders.
2.anyone who obstructs, prev...

Article 154
A “collective labour dispute” refers to any dispute between an employer and his workers, which involves the common interest of all or a group of the workers in a certain firm, occupation, trade or professional sector.
Article 155
Where a dispute occurs between one or more employers and all or a certain group of their workers, which the parties fail to settle amicably, the follow...

Article 142
Where a worker sustains any of the work-related injuries and occupational diseases listed in Schedules 1 and 2 attached to this Law, the employer or his representative shall report the matter immediately to the police and to the labour department or its local office within whose jurisdiction the place of business is located.
The report shall include the worker's name, age, occupation...

Section I: Termination of Employment
Article 113
An employment contract shall terminate in any of the following cases:
1.By mutual agreement of the Parties, provided that the worker's consent is given in writing;
2.Upon expiry of its term, unless it has been expressly or implicitly extended according to the provisions of this Law;
3.For the convenience of either party to an indefinite term co...

Article 102
The disciplinary measures that an employer or his representative may impose on the workers shall be as follows:
1.Warning.
2.Fine.
3.Suspension from work with reduced pay for a period not to exceed 10 days.
4.Denial or deferment of periodical allowance, in firms applying such a scheme.
5.Denial of promotion, in establishments applying a promotion scheme.
6.Dismissal without prej...

Article 91
Each employer shall provide appropriate safety measures to protect workers against the hazards of occupational injuries and diseases that may occur during the work, and also against fire and other hazards that may result from the use of machines and other work tools. He shall also adopt all other safety measures prescribed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Every worker shal...

SECTION I: Working Hours
Article 65
The maximum normal working hours for adult workers shall be eight hours in the day, 48 hours in the week. They may be increased to nine hours a day in commercial establishments, hotels, cafeterias, security services and such other businesses as may be added by resolution of the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs. The daily working hours may be reduced by re...